OVERBECK v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 2-774A156.

349 N.E.2d 286 (1976)

Karl OVERBECK, Individually, and As a Member of the Class Described in the Complaint, and On Behalf of All Members Thereof, Appellant (Plaintiff-below), v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York Corporation, Appellee (Defendant-below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Williams, Covington, Karl Overbeck, Monticello, for appellant.

Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, Dellinger, Dellinger & McLaughlin, Monticello, for appellee.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

This case represents the latest, if not the last, consumer-oriented challenge to the legality of a revolving charge account under since-repealed general usury laws. Here plaintiff-appellant Karl Overbeck, individually and as the representative of the class of Indiana credit card customers of defendant-appellee Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Sears) during 1968 and 1969, seeks some $6,000,000 of allegedly usurious...

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